Conus parius

Conus parius
Conus parius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Subfamily: Coninae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. parius
Binomial name
Conus parius
Reeve, 1844
Synonyms[1]

Conus lacteus Lamarck, 1810
Cucullus lineatus Röding, 1798

Conus parius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

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Description

Conantokin-Pr1, -Pr2 and -Pr3 are toxins derived from the vemon of Conus parius.

Distribution

References

  1. ^ a b Conus parius Reeve, 1844.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428233 on 27 March 2010.

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